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Front, center and surround channels. Compare verified specs, real pricing and home-theater compatibility across every model we track.

559 of 559 tracked
90 dB sensitive
$65,000
pair · list price
$70,000
pair · list price
floorstanding tower
$110,000
pair · list price
Q Acoustics 3030iMFR-VERIFIED
88 dB sensitive
floorstanding tower
Klipsch Forte IVMFR-VERIFIED
floorstanding tower
85 dB sensitive
85 dB sensitive
84 dB sensitive
89.5 dB sensitive
86.5 dB sensitive
88.6 dB sensitive
87 dB sensitive
87 dB sensitive
84 dB sensitive
87 dB sensitive
84 dB sensitive
SVS Prime PinnacleMFR-VERIFIED
88 dB sensitive
87 dB sensitive
KEF Q6 MetaMFR-VERIFIED
86 dB sensitive
88 dB sensitive
88 dB sensitive
83 dB sensitive
85 dB sensitive
83 dB sensitive
87.5 dB sensitive
91 dB sensitive
82 dB sensitive
86 dB sensitive
88 dB sensitive
92 dB sensitive
89 dB sensitive
88.7 dB sensitive
84 dB sensitive
87 dB sensitive
89 dB sensitive
84 dB sensitive
89.5 dB sensitive
bookshelf standmount
floorstanding tower
87 dB sensitive
87.5 dB sensitive
87.5 dB sensitive
87.5 dB sensitive
84 dB sensitive
86 dB sensitive
87 dB sensitive
88 dB sensitive
87 dB sensitive
85 dB sensitive
87 dB sensitive
87 dB sensitive
85 dB sensitive
85 dB sensitive
85 dB sensitive
86 dB sensitive
85 dB sensitive
87 dB sensitive
87 dB sensitive
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Buying speakers — common questions

Are speaker prices per speaker or per pair?

On this site, stereo-pair speaker types (towers, bookshelves, surrounds) always show the pair price — we double per-unit retailer listings and leave already-per-pair listings alone, because the retailers themselves are inconsistent and rarely loud about it. Each product page states the unit explicitly.

What makes a speaker hard to drive?

Low sensitivity plus a low impedance dip. Every 3 dB of sensitivity halves the power needed, and a dip toward 4Ω demands current that modest receivers can't always supply — the recipe for distortion or thermal shutdowns at volume. Sensitivity and impedance, explained.

Can you mix speaker brands in one system?

Surrounds, yes — they carry ambience, not dialogue, and can even be a class below your fronts. The front three (left, center, right) are the exception: buy them from one series so voices don't change character as sound pans across the screen. Where the money matters.

Do bookshelf speakers need a subwoofer for home theater?

Plan on one. Crossed over at the usual 80 Hz, the sub carries everything below — so your mains only need to reach the crossover, and a good bookshelf pair plus a sub beats towers on placement and bass control in most small and medium rooms. Bookshelves for small rooms.